The North Thurston Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Peninsula Seahawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Thurston's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 31-0 margin over Lakes. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Paige Guyer
| 04/23/25 vs Lakes | 9 |
| 04/19/25 vs Black Hills | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Mount Tahoma | 4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Timberline | 0 |
| 04/14/25 vs Silas | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Paige Guyer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Sara Halterman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four runs, three doubles, and three RBI. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game. Isabella Haagen was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
North Thurston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They are 4-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Peninsula came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 22-1 win.
Peninsula pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Thurston, their record now sits at 6-7.
North Thurston couldn't quite finish off Peninsula in their previous matchup back in March and fell 7-5. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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